People often ask me how Twist Yoga came to be. The chance of a less-than-flexible mom in her mid-40s, who is not a yoga teacher, was born and raised in Miami, has a background in the so-not-yogic financial services industry, and has never owned a business before, opening a yoga studio in Oregon, is probably fairly slim.

Ali Matt, the lead teacher of the Twist Yoga Teacher Training, shares how she takes her teaching beyond the traditional yoga studio and out into the community.

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Read about how Jessica Baker brings her athletic background, deeply rooted in anatomy and physiology, to the Twist Yoga Teacher Training programs.

We’re so fortunate to have someone like Tania as part of our Yoga Teacher Training to discover how ayurveda and yoga fit together and how new teachers can benefit.

Cynthia Pedraza shares her love of some of the more subtle aspects to yoga - Mantras & Mudras. Learn how she incorporates these into her hugely popular yoga classes at Twist Yoga.

Discover how Kristin Fritz shares her deep knowledge of Meditation with our Yoga Teacher Training students and what makes it so special and unique.

The learning how to teach was one of my favorite parts, which was experiencing the asanas from a different perspective than being a student in a yoga class. Prior to teacher training would attend a yoga class where I followed the steps from what the instructor was saying. It was a lovely experience and I learned a lot of yoga poses by attending different classes instructed by different teaches.

The biggest surprise came a few months after teacher training was over when I taught my first public class. I never thought I would actually teach. Speaking in front of a group of people is something I usually try to avoid. And I didn't feel ready or qualified to teach a class because of my own self-doubt. But I taught the class and I survived and I really absorbed more in the 200 hour training than I thought I did.

What was your favorite part about Twist Yoga teacher training? I have so much favorite parts it's hard to tell, for me it was a life change experience that eventually allowed me to improve my asana practice as I learned proper alignment and safety for myself and my potential students. I also loved the focus of smart sequencing.

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